Church to hold VBS this weekend

Published 2:17 pm Friday, July 25, 2008

Gardendale and Mt. Olive News by Danielle Pelkley

The North Jefferson News



Decatur Highway Church of Christ will be holding VBS on July 27-30 from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. for all ages. Adult classes are taught by Mike Whisenant and Keith Parker. For more information, call 631-7000.

• Snow Rogers Elementary School will have registration for all grades on July 29 from 12-6 p.m.

• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will hold VBS on July 28-31 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. featuring Friendship Trek. On Friday there will be a special outdoor adventure day at Rickwood Caverns. The cost is $5. For information call 631-6590.

• There will be a camp meeting at Gardendale-Mt Vernon United Methodist Church. The first Sunday to kick off this series is Aug. 3 and will continue through the rest of the month. Worship times are: 8:30 a.m., blended service; 9:45 a.m., contemporary service; and 11 a.m., traditional service. The themes will also be included in the 6:30 p.m. services concluding with a healing service on Aug. 31. Child care is provided for all services. For more information call 631-7631 or visit www.gmvumc.org.

• The Sound of Music will be presented by the Gardendale Arts Council and the City of Gardendale tonight at 7 p.m. at the Gardendale Civic Center. Tickets are $10.

• The Gardendale Senior Center is sponsoring the annual luau at the Gardendale Civic Center exhibition hall on Aug. 2 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. There will be a covered dish supper for $3 tickets. Ray Newman, the One Man Band, will be providing music. There will be a Hawaiian costume contest and a hula hooping contest and door prizes. For more information, call 631-7240.

Danielle Pelkey is The North Jefferson News correspondent for the Gardendale and Mt. Olive communities. She can be reached at 631-8716 or daniellet@njeffersonnews.com.